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How many cups is 500 grams of sesame seeds?
Answer
≈ 3 ½ cups
500 grams of sesame seeds fills about 3 ½ cups (3.47 US cups, or about 55.6 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 144 g per cup.
Sesame seeds: grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.347 | about ⅓ cup |
| 100 g | 0.694 | about ⅔ cup |
| 125 g | 0.868 | about ⅞ cup |
| 200 g | 1.39 | about 1 ⅜ cups |
| 250 g | 1.74 | about 1 ¾ cups |
| 500 g | 3.47 | about 3 ½ cups |
| 1000 g | 6.94 | about 7 cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #170150, Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried. USDA lists 1 cup = 144 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
Whole, chopped and sliced pieces leave different amounts of air in the cup, so the same nut can weigh quite differently depending on the cut. Pick the closest match. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.
See also: 1 cup of sesame seeds in grams.